goldman sachs in new york. she still works in finance as a partner at an investment management firm. >> mumma b: when i met erics good to be republican, too. >> cantor: there you go. >> stahl: both his mother-in-law and his wife were liberal democrats, and while they have converted to the republican party, their beliefs don't always jibe with the congressman's. so you're pro-choice? >> diana cantor: i am. >> stahl: gay marriage? what does that mean? >> diana cantor: i don't... >> stahl: you disagree with him? >> diana cantor: i do disagree. there's really that respect. if i expect him to respect my views that could be different, i certainly need to respect his. >> stahl: given his upbringing and his marriage, cantor says he's nothing like the intractable obstructionist the democrats say he is. >> cantor: nobody gets everything they want, and so... >> stahl: that's just exactly your image-- that you want only what you want. >> cantor: but it's just i hope i'm not coming across like that now, because it's just not who i am. i mean, it really is. >> stahl: so are you ready to compromise? >> cantor: so i have alway